1775 IMU Technical Manual
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Data Output Signal Processing
Message Structure
The IMU outputs data in three selectable formats (A, B, and C).
Figure 10 and Figure 11 provide an example of message A (default)
format and data. Refer to “Appendix C: Electrical Signaling ICD” on
page 31 for more information.
Figure 10: Example Message Format (Format A)
Figure 11: Example Message Data Format (Format A)
* SPFP = Single Precision Floating Point (IEEE-754); DISC = Discrete
Data; UINT8 = Unsigned 8-bit integer; INT16 = Signed 16-bit integer
Function Total # Bytes Description
Header 4 Always 0xFE81FF55; this value will never occur
anywhere else
Message data Varies
Refer to “Appendix C: Electrical Signaling ICD” on
page 31.
CRC 4 See Figure 13 on page 13
Datum
Byte
Number(s)
Data
Type*
Units Notes
X rotational data 5,6,7,8 SPFP Radians or
degrees, selectable
MSB (Byte 5) is output first;
delta angle, rate of rotation,
selectable
Y rotational data 9,10,11,12 SPFP Radians or
degrees, selectable
MSB (Byte 9) is output first;
delta angle, rate of rotation,
selectable
Z rotational data 13,14,15,16 SPFP Radians or
degrees, selectable
MSB (Byte 13) is output
first; delta angle, rate of
rotation, selectable
X acceleration 17,18,19,20 SPFP g MSB (Byte 17) is output first
Y acceleration 21,22,23,24 SPFP g MSB (Byte 21) is output first
Z acceleration 25,26,27,28 SPFP g MSB (Byte 25) is output first
Status 29 DISC 1 = valid data
0 = invalid data
See Figure 12 on page 13
Sequence number 30 UINT8 0-127 Increments for each
message and resets to 0
after 127
Temperature 31,32 INT16 °C, 1/100 °C,
°F, 1/100 °F,
selectable